The key word to me of 2025 is…rebuild.
Starting from the beginning of this year when my house got burned, all of a sudden my life was fallen into a spinning whirl — frankly I was already in the whirl but I really felt the push much harder since then, like life has been fast-forwarded…
Six months before, I had no legal paper, no health care, no job and lived in an apartment with no windows. But today I can proudly announce that I got out of that damn whirl that I was in for 5 years. I won. I rebuilt my life from scratch.
It was not comfortable at all, in fact that was pretty painful. With countless sleepless night and tons of tears, unspeakable frustration and constant fear, exhausted mind and broken soul… All the weight that I carried on my shoulders that tried to stop me a million times, now they all become the blood on my shoes and the cobblestones on the path I took on my way here.
Luckily, I have music and friends that united because of it to light up the sky trough the darkest time. That is the reason why I choose to write down all these here. I wanna say thank you to all my dear friends and the community, to everyone that have saw me and listened to me. You have lifted me up by granting love and patience and supports, allowed me to express myself through my music and performance. Thank you for having conversations with my heart and soul. Also thank you for those who were always by my side, the resonance of our spirit is so powerful and I will be forever grateful. (I also got to be on the same stage with my favorite artists!! Which is insane...)
I also hope that this message can reach out to those in the same situation as I was. Please don’t give up, things WILL get better. And even if they don’t, please believe that the strength and the love you have will be there for you, to help you fight and rebuild everything you need again. 🖤 (sending virtual hugs)
Last but not least, thank you
@romain.guede for these amazing photos. Shout out to all the photographers that have documented the worst yet the best nights of my youth.
Love xxxx
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